@HStiles1
@hstiles1.bsky.social
Cantwara Maegth;
Loves rain, sleet, snow, mist, fog, natural history, Norfolk, Norway, Norwich, Natural Selection, Norse. Did I mention rain? Rain!
(tw)It! 🤪
Loves rain, sleet, snow, mist, fog, natural history, Norfolk, Norway, Norwich, Natural Selection, Norse. Did I mention rain? Rain!
(tw)It! 🤪
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Moth Advent 20. Mid-September and back to the Surrey heath with @photography-aj.bsky.social. I had at least one target species in mind, as I’d never seen Heath Rustic. By the end of the session, dozens – probably the commonest moth of the evening. Location, location, location. #TeamMoth
December 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Moth Advent 20. Mid-September and back to the Surrey heath with @photography-aj.bsky.social. I had at least one target species in mind, as I’d never seen Heath Rustic. By the end of the session, dozens – probably the commonest moth of the evening. Location, location, location. #TeamMoth
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When Denmark finds itself aligned with the administration that wants to take over Greenland, maybe it should rethink it's vaccine policy.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The plan, which is not finalized, suggests children get fewer shots and shifts to a model telling parents to consult doctors to make their own vaccine choices.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 AM
When Denmark finds itself aligned with the administration that wants to take over Greenland, maybe it should rethink it's vaccine policy.
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
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If, like me, you’re hoping for some free time to get some reading done over the Christmas holidays but haven’t decided what you’re going to read, I’ve got a few FREE Kindle editions of this to give away (UK only). Drop me a line of you want one:
Why Don’t Things Fall Up?
Why Don’t Things Fall Up? delivers what every adult and schoolchild deserves, but often doesn’t get: an authoritative and accessible account of the key ideas in science. The book is rooted in Alom’…
alomshaha.com
December 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
If, like me, you’re hoping for some free time to get some reading done over the Christmas holidays but haven’t decided what you’re going to read, I’ve got a few FREE Kindle editions of this to give away (UK only). Drop me a line of you want one:
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Plausible worst-case climate futures and extreme events for the UK
Paper by Arnell et al.: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Article: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Paper by Arnell et al.: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Article: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Massive disruption’: UK’s worst-case climate crisis scenarios revealed by scientists
Scientists say government must prepare for unlikely but ‘plausible’ 4C rise in temperature and a 2-metre rise in sea levels
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Plausible worst-case climate futures and extreme events for the UK
Paper by Arnell et al.: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Article: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Paper by Arnell et al.: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Article: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
"Science Under Siege -- the NCAR Development" | My new commentary: michaelmann.net/science-unde...
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Science Under Siege -- The NCAR development | Michael E. Mann
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has played a key role developing the science of climate modeling and the measurement of climate observations going back […]
michaelmann.net
December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
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NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
projects.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
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Review: Quantum 2.0: Paul Davies **** - Excellent on the basics of quantum theory and quantum computing, but could have more on the limitations and uncertainties that are common in the field. popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/quan... #bookreview #popularscience #quantumphysics
Quantum 2.0 - Paul Davies ****
Unlike the general theory of relativity or cosmology, quantum physics is an aspect of physics that has had a huge impact on everyday lives, ...
popsciencebooks.blogspot.com
December 18, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Review: Quantum 2.0: Paul Davies **** - Excellent on the basics of quantum theory and quantum computing, but could have more on the limitations and uncertainties that are common in the field. popsciencebooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/quan... #bookreview #popularscience #quantumphysics
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Half Male-Half Female Spider Discovered In Thailand Is New To Science
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#gynandromorph #NewSpecies #spider🕷️ #Thailand🇹🇭 grrlscientist.medium.com/half-male-ha...
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#gynandromorph #NewSpecies #spider🕷️ #Thailand🇹🇭 grrlscientist.medium.com/half-male-ha...
Half Male-Half Female Spider Discovered In Thailand Is New To Science
Not only is this species new to science, but this remarkable individual is the first record of a rare biological phenomenon (bilateral…
grrlscientist.medium.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Half Male-Half Female Spider Discovered In Thailand Is New To Science
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#gynandromorph #NewSpecies #spider🕷️ #Thailand🇹🇭 grrlscientist.medium.com/half-male-ha...
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#gynandromorph #NewSpecies #spider🕷️ #Thailand🇹🇭 grrlscientist.medium.com/half-male-ha...
Half Male-Half Female Spider Discovered In Thailand Is New To Science
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#gynandromorph #NewSpecies #spider🕷️ #Thailand🇹🇭 grrlscientist.medium.com/half-male-ha...
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#gynandromorph #NewSpecies #spider🕷️ #Thailand🇹🇭 grrlscientist.medium.com/half-male-ha...
Half Male-Half Female Spider Discovered In Thailand Is New To Science
Not only is this species new to science, but this remarkable individual is the first record of a rare biological phenomenon (bilateral…
grrlscientist.medium.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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A little tantalised by this vast ?New-Deal-Era? factory across the way from AGU25 - the Federal Fibre Mills. Not just the idea of federal involvement in something so commercial - but also "fibre" is spelt the European way.
December 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A little tantalised by this vast ?New-Deal-Era? factory across the way from AGU25 - the Federal Fibre Mills. Not just the idea of federal involvement in something so commercial - but also "fibre" is spelt the European way.
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The COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola, mpox and AIDS all show the importance of strengthening Africa-wide surveillance and response systems that protect everyone, says Paul Adepoju
go.nature.com/4pW0wi8
go.nature.com/4pW0wi8
US–Africa bilateral health deals won’t help against diseases that ignore borders
The COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola, mpox and AIDS all show the importance of strengthening Africa-wide surveillance and response systems that protect everyone.
go.nature.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The COVID-19 pandemic, Ebola, mpox and AIDS all show the importance of strengthening Africa-wide surveillance and response systems that protect everyone, says Paul Adepoju
go.nature.com/4pW0wi8
go.nature.com/4pW0wi8
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Don’t use ‘boilerplate’ reasons to justify big exec pay rises, UK firms warned.
Exec pay has no link to performance. Remuneration cttees, non-execs serve their paymasters.
Need worker/consumer elected directors on boards, let them also vote on exec pay to secure equitable distribution of income.
Exec pay has no link to performance. Remuneration cttees, non-execs serve their paymasters.
Need worker/consumer elected directors on boards, let them also vote on exec pay to secure equitable distribution of income.
Don’t use ‘boilerplate’ reasons to justify big executive pay rises, UK firms warned
Investment Association, influential group of shareholders, urges pay committees to avoid ‘benchmarking’
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Don’t use ‘boilerplate’ reasons to justify big exec pay rises, UK firms warned.
Exec pay has no link to performance. Remuneration cttees, non-execs serve their paymasters.
Need worker/consumer elected directors on boards, let them also vote on exec pay to secure equitable distribution of income.
Exec pay has no link to performance. Remuneration cttees, non-execs serve their paymasters.
Need worker/consumer elected directors on boards, let them also vote on exec pay to secure equitable distribution of income.
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Tory legacy
People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, taking unprescribed antibiotics
Some forced to travel up to 110 miles, spend hundreds of pounds going private or travel abroad to get care, and borrow money.
This is how privatisation is enforced.
People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, taking unprescribed antibiotics
Some forced to travel up to 110 miles, spend hundreds of pounds going private or travel abroad to get care, and borrow money.
This is how privatisation is enforced.
People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, watchdog finds
Emergency help should be available, but some being forced to travel 100 miles or go private, says Healthwatch England
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Tory legacy
People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, taking unprescribed antibiotics
Some forced to travel up to 110 miles, spend hundreds of pounds going private or travel abroad to get care, and borrow money.
This is how privatisation is enforced.
People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, taking unprescribed antibiotics
Some forced to travel up to 110 miles, spend hundreds of pounds going private or travel abroad to get care, and borrow money.
This is how privatisation is enforced.
What a screwed up place the USA is... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Brown University student on surviving two mass shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the 2019 mass shooting at Saugus High School in California.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
What a screwed up place the USA is... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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How The #Horse Genome Was Changed by Domestication
"A study reveals the suite of traits that ancient nomadic peoples selected to develop the type of horse that best fit their purposes"
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#genome🧬 #domestication #AncientHumans medium.com/@grrlscienti...
"A study reveals the suite of traits that ancient nomadic peoples selected to develop the type of horse that best fit their purposes"
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#genome🧬 #domestication #AncientHumans medium.com/@grrlscienti...
How The Horse Genome Was Changed by Domestication
A study reveals the suite of traits that ancient nomadic peoples selected to develop the type of horse that best fit their purposes
medium.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:33 AM
How The #Horse Genome Was Changed by Domestication
"A study reveals the suite of traits that ancient nomadic peoples selected to develop the type of horse that best fit their purposes"
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#genome🧬 #domestication #AncientHumans medium.com/@grrlscienti...
"A study reveals the suite of traits that ancient nomadic peoples selected to develop the type of horse that best fit their purposes"
#SciComm🧪 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social
#genome🧬 #domestication #AncientHumans medium.com/@grrlscienti...
December 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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No.
Octopus could be the next commercially farmed seafood. Should it be? — Fast Company
They’re clever, they’re otherworldly, and if a growing band of companies and scientists have their way, they’re going to be raised for human consumption. Inside the birth of a new and controversial in...
apple.news
December 9, 2025 at 11:49 PM
No.
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I’ve achieved my dream collection. #PhysicalMedia
December 7, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I’ve achieved my dream collection. #PhysicalMedia
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#icanhazpdf - cobb at manchester dot ac dot uk
Project MUSE - Food, Texts, and Cultures in Latin America and Spain
muse.jhu.edu
December 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
#icanhazpdf - cobb at manchester dot ac dot uk
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September 17, 2024.
December 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
September 17, 2024.
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Alas, the existential threat that @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & I detail in #ScienceUnderSiege grows more acute w/ each passing day of this administration:
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
The Vaccine Guardrails Are Gone
RFK Jr.’s allies are in full control of U.S. immunization policy.
www.theatlantic.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Alas, the existential threat that @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & I detail in #ScienceUnderSiege grows more acute w/ each passing day of this administration:
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
www.theatlantic.com/health/2025/...
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"AI Will Only Intensity Climate Change. The Tech Moguls Don’t Care" | Great commentary in @thenation.com by @jricole.bsky.social: www.thenation.com/article/envi...
AI Will Only Intensity Climate Change. The Tech Moguls Don't Care.
The AI phenomenon may functionally print money for tech billionaires, at least for the time being, but it comes with a gargantuan environmental cost.
www.thenation.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"AI Will Only Intensity Climate Change. The Tech Moguls Don’t Care" | Great commentary in @thenation.com by @jricole.bsky.social: www.thenation.com/article/envi...
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The temperature anomaly difference between the south and north was exceptionally large in November: it was the first occurrence when the anomaly in Sodankylä was < -2 °C and in Helsinki > +2 °C during the same month!
Records kept since 1901.
Records kept since 1901.
December 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
The temperature anomaly difference between the south and north was exceptionally large in November: it was the first occurrence when the anomaly in Sodankylä was < -2 °C and in Helsinki > +2 °C during the same month!
Records kept since 1901.
Records kept since 1901.
'Our greatest exposure to forever chemicals comes from food - particularly fish, meat, eggs, fruit and fruit products, according to the European Food Safety Authority.
... PFAS ...[are] added to pesticides "to help them stick better to the fruit, so when it rains it doesn't wash off"'
... PFAS ...[are] added to pesticides "to help them stick better to the fruit, so when it rains it doesn't wash off"'
December 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
'Our greatest exposure to forever chemicals comes from food - particularly fish, meat, eggs, fruit and fruit products, according to the European Food Safety Authority.
... PFAS ...[are] added to pesticides "to help them stick better to the fruit, so when it rains it doesn't wash off"'
... PFAS ...[are] added to pesticides "to help them stick better to the fruit, so when it rains it doesn't wash off"'